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A man describes his birth and upbringing through the adventures of his family.

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Another objection, to all this remedy, is its want of universality; forasmuch as the shaving part of it, upon which so much stress is laid, by an unalterable law of nature excludes one half of the species entirely from its use: all I can say is, that female writers, whether of England , or of France , must e’en go without it⁠⸻

As for the Spanish ladies⁠⸺⁠I am in no sort of distress⁠⸺⁠

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